> Ideally you do want to get even small ones filled as a preventative measure.
To add even more confusion, this is mostly untrue. Fillings don't last forever, so prematurely filling "starts the clock" because the filling will eventually fail and every time a filling is made, more healthy tooth must be removed. (I say mostly untrue because mercury amalgam fillings really can last multiple decades, but these have fallen out of favor).
To add even more confusion, this is mostly untrue. Fillings don't last forever, so prematurely filling "starts the clock" because the filling will eventually fail and every time a filling is made, more healthy tooth must be removed. (I say mostly untrue because mercury amalgam fillings really can last multiple decades, but these have fallen out of favor).